United States:
Philadelphia-Based Employee’s CEPA And NJLAD Claims Dismissed Even Though Employee Managed New Jersey Accounts, New Jersey District Court Rules
21 June 2012
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
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In Papalini v. Sensient Colors, Inc., a Philadelphia-based
account manager filed a complaint against her employer alleging
sexual harassment under the NJLAD and retaliation under CEPA, which
are both New Jersey statutes, as opposed to federal or Pennsylvania
statutes. Civ. No. 11-6392 (D.N.J. Apr. 18, 2012). The court
dismissed the plaintiff's claims, holding that the
plaintiff's lone connection to New Jersey – the fact
that as a regional account manager a significant portion of her
accounts were in New Jersey – was insufficient to render
her a New Jersey employee for purposes of protection under CEPA or
the NJLAD.
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